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Petama Forum July 'Magnetism of the Mind' - 1 from Hazrat Inayat Khan: 'Healing Papers' |
In many cases the magnetism of the mind proves to be more powerful than physical magnetism. It can be divided into five aspects. 1) The human being who has a keen perception can win the hearts of both the foolish and the wise, because he understands them both. A wise human looks for someone who will understand his wisdom, but the foolish human is also longing to meet someone who will listen to his story and who will understand him. For the foolish person is always rejected; everybody gets tired of listening to his stories and tries to avoid him. The wise human being with his rare thoughts of wisdom, is always disappointed in people, and when he meets someone who can perceive his ideas this gives him a joy beyond words. It is because of this that a perceptive faculty in a person makes him loved by all. 2) The next aspect of mind is creative. It may manifest in the form of an invention or in a work of art; it may manifest in the form of composing music, writing poetry, and in many other forms. This aspect shows a most wonderful quality of God, namely creation. The creative genius has always the sword of victory in his hand, and all he does will bring him success and give his personality that magnetism which attracts everyone who understands his merit. 3) The third aspect of the mind is reasoning, judging. The human being who has the faculty of reasoning and of justice is sought by everyone. He is the one to depend upon and to accept advice from. This faculty will show in all he says and does, and it will win for him many who are attracted by it. 4) The fourth aspect of the mind is memory. A human being who can remember verses, songs, words, or ideas collects knowledge within himself. It is he who may be called learned, who has within him a storehouse of all he has studied, experienced and seen, and this gives him a magnetic influence which attracts those who value learning. A good person proud of his goodness turns his pearls into pebbles; an evil person full of remorse may make jewels of common stones.
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